Awake in the World
Comforting
Pure
Candid

Awake in the World

Jason Gurley2019
Zach is a teen living in a small, struggling California town. Bad luck has followed him ever since his father's tragic death, and he's resigned to stay trapped in his town forever-until he meets Vanessa, an optimistic girl from a wealthy family who hopes to study astronomy at Cornell (inspired by her idol, Dr. Carl Sagan). When loner artist Zach catches her eye, Vanessa is determined to turn his luck, and outlook on life, around. Opposites attract as the two fall for each other until Zach's notorious bad luck threatens to pull them apart.Jason Gurley delivers a gorgeous debut young adult novel about dreams and believing in love - and yourself - to reach them.
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4 stars
Oct 19, 2021
Pure
Candid
Comforting
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